be supercilious
He is supercilious towards his colleagues.
他对同事很傲慢。
高傲的;目中无人的;傲慢的
傲慢的,自大的;表现出轻蔑的冷漠;高傲的。;傲慢的;自大的;蔑视他人的;表示轻蔑的;自大的
behaving as though one thinks one is superior to others; haughty and disdainful
傲慢的,自大的;表现出轻蔑的冷漠;高傲的。
Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
傲慢的;自大的;蔑视他人的
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.L.Shirer
表示轻蔑的
expressive of contempt
His supercilious smile made everyone in the room feel uncomfortable.
他高傲的微笑让房间里的每个人都不自在。
用法提示:形容词“supercilious”修饰微笑,表示傲慢。
AI contextual example
The waiter gave a supercilious look when I asked for a knife and fork.
当我索要刀叉时,服务员投来傲慢的目光。
用法提示:用“supercilious”形容目光,显出轻蔑。
AI contextual example
She spoke in a supercilious tone, as if we were all beneath her.
她用一种目中无人的语气说话,好像我们都低她一等。
用法提示:形容词修饰语气,表达优越感。
AI contextual example
He is supercilious towards his colleagues.
他对同事很傲慢。
She is supercilious about her academic achievements.
她对自己的学术成就很傲慢。
常修饰表示表情、态度或语气的名词,如 smile, look, tone 等。
He gave a supercilious smile.
他露出了一副傲慢的微笑。
最常用,强调自视甚高、不把别人放在眼里;但不一定带有 supercilious 那种轻蔑的神情。
语气较强,侧重因地位高而瞧不起人;与 supercilious 在正式语境中常可互换。
强调与人交往时摆出“我比你高一等”的姿态,有屈尊的意味;supercilious 更偏静态的高傲神态。
侧重显露轻蔑、不屑的神情或态度,常与 of 连用;supercilious 还带有“自觉高人一等”的意思。
口语/非正式用词,指摆架子、瞧不起人;正式写作中不宜用它代替 supercilious。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a supercilious.
正确表达He is supercilious.
supercilious 是形容词,不能作为名词使用。应直接作表语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is supercilious to his colleagues.
正确表达He is supercilious towards his colleagues.
表示‘对某人傲慢’时,应使用介词 towards 或 about,而不是 to。
对应“傲慢自大、藐视他人”的义项;humble 强调不抬高自己,与 supercilious 的高傲态度相对。
对应“自大、自以为了不起”的义项;modest 侧重于不夸耀自己的优点或成就,但没有 humble 那种卑微的意味。
对应“目中无人、拒人千里”的义项;unassuming 指态度平和、不显摆,与 supercilious 的轻蔑冷漠相反。
傲慢的态度
His supercilious attitude made him unpopular with his colleagues.
他傲慢的态度使他在同事中不受欢迎。
轻蔑的微笑
She gave a supercilious smile when I asked for help.
当我求助时,她露出轻蔑的微笑。
高傲的语气
He spoke in a supercilious tone that irritated everyone.
他用高傲的语气说话,惹恼了所有人。
目中无人的神情
The waiter received a supercilious look from the customer.
那位顾客向服务员投去目中无人的神情。
傲慢的举止
Her supercilious manner betrayed her sense of superiority.
她傲慢的举止暴露出她的优越感。
轻蔑的表情
A supercilious expression crossed his face when he heard the question.
听到这个问题时,他脸上掠过一丝轻蔑的表情。
super- (above) + cili- (eyelid) + -ous (full of)
super- (above) + -ior (comparative suffix)
cili- (eyelash) + -a (Latin plural ending)
指以高人一等的姿态对待他人,是傲慢行为的具体体现。
指因社会地位或品味优越而轻视他人,常与傲慢态度相伴。
表示对他人的看不起,是傲慢者常有的情绪。
用面部表情或言语表示轻蔑,傲慢者常以此显示优越感。
认为少数人应享有特权或更具智慧,这种优越感与傲慢有关。
如今他三十岁,身材结实,头发淡黄,嘴也显得很硬,一副傲慢的神态。
From F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'The Great Gatsby'. Nick Carraway describes Tom Buchanan, a wealthy and arrogant man, emphasizing his condescending, haughty attitude.
出自菲茨杰拉德的小说《了不起的盖茨比》。尼克·卡拉韦这样描写汤姆·布坎南——一个富有而傲慢的人,突出他居高临下、自视高傲的态度。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.